Hindustan Zinc shares advance 3% as refined zinc production grows 6% YoY to 202 kt; check business updates

At around 11:26 AM, the stock was trading 2.10% higher at ₹539.80 per equity share.

The scrip has jumped 4% in the past week but lost 12% over the month. On a year-to-date basis, it has fallen 12%.

While the share hit a 52-week high of ₹733 on January 27, 2026, it touched a year’s low of ₹413.50 apiece on August 1, 2025.

According to a regulatory filing, the company posted its best-ever first-quarter mined metal production for the fifth consecutive year at 268 kilo tonnes (kt) in FY27, marking a marginal year-on-year (YoY) increase from 265 kt in the June quarter of the 2025-26 financial year (Q1 FY26). It was driven mainly by better grades.

However, it fell 15% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from 315 kt in the fourth quarter of FY26.

The company’s saleable metal production grew 4% YoY to 260 kt in Q1 FY27, compared with 250 kt in the year-ago period, supported by capacity unlocked through debottlenecking initiatives at Chanderiya & Dariba and a 160 ktpa roaster at Debari, offset by planned maintenance activities. On a sequential basis, it dropped by 8% QoQ.

Its saleable refined zinc surged 6% YoY to 202 kt during the quarter under review, as against 202 kt in the June quarter of FY26. However, it fell 6% QoQ from 227 kt in Q4 FY26.

However, its refined lead production fell 2% YoY to 47 kt in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, from 48kt in the same period of FY26. It dropped 16% QoQ from 55 kt during the preceding quarter.

Its saleable silver production remained mostly flat, falling 0.4% YoY to 149 metric tonnes for the reporting quarter. It declined 16% QoQ from 176 metric tonnes.

While the company saw its wind power generation falling marginally YoY to 133 MU in Q1 FY27, compared with 134 MU in the year-ago period, it soared 138% QoQ from 56 MU in the March quarter of FY26.

Hindustan Zinc has a total market capitalisation of ₹2.28 lakh crore as of July 3, 2026, according to data on the NSE.